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UK housing market keeps momentum but slowdown ahead: Halifax

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose in August although a torrid economic outlook spells trou...

7th September, 2022

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Why data and technology will be crucial for the UK’s new leader

By Jason Foster, CEO and Founder, Cynozure According to the European Commission, the EU and UK data...

6th September, 2022

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Risk of UK balance of payments crisis under Truss is rising, Deutsche Bank warns

LONDON (Reuters) – The risk of a UK balance of payment crisis “should not be underestimated” under a...

6th September, 2022

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British port workers plan two-week strike from Sept. 19

LONDON (Reuters) -More than 560 dockworkers at the Port of Liverpool, one of Britain’s largest conta...

2nd September, 2022

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Sterling slides below $1.15 for first time since 2020

By Tom Wilson and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling skidded against the dollar on Thursday to...

2nd September, 2022

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High inflation is bad for UK productivity – BoE’s Mann

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s very high inflation risks distracting businesses from the longer-term d...

2nd September, 2022

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First year of N.Ireland protocol required 1 million customs declarations

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Over 10,000 firms completed one million customs declarations to move goods from B...

2nd September, 2022

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UK factories suffer worst month since May 2020 as economy stumbles – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturing output and new orders fell by the most in more than two yea...

1st September, 2022

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London stocks fall 1% on weak global growth outlook

By Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 index fell sharply on Thursday...

1st September, 2022

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UK house prices speed up but slowdown coming, Nationwide says

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose at a faster monthly pace in August than in July but the...

1st September, 2022

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Investors flee UK bonds, pushing gilts to huge monthly loss

LONDON (Reuters) -Investors alarmed at Britain’s bleak economic outlook and political uncertainty du...

31st August, 2022

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will appoint new prime minister at Balmoral

LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth will break with tradition to appoint Britain’s new prime minister...

31st August, 2022